[Gary]

Thats news that will appear on the Dapol website:-

http://www.dapol.co.uk/

Given that Dapol have done this:-

QUOTE Dapol are proud to have been the market leaders in the following British outline N-gauge advancements:-

1. First with Directional Lighting on Diesels.

2. First with switchable Day / Night lighting on any locomotive.

3. First with NEM coupling boxes on both Steam and Diesel locomotives.

4. First with NEM couplers including 'Buckeye' and decorative 'Chain & Shackle'.

5. First with Super-high detailed bodies on both steam and diesels.

6. First with Super-high detailed rolling stock.

7. First to offer a range of different running numbers at product launch.

8. First with Super close coupling on our new rolling stock.

9. First with DCC ready locomotives

10. First with DCC sound ready locomotives

11. First with magnetic close coupling.

12. First with free annual catalogues.

13. Watch this space………….

14. Because you "ain't-seen-nothing" - YET.

Dapol - i'N'novation in 'N'

What could it be?

Happy modelling
Gary

 

[Gary]

30 minutes and counting...

...whats the betting that whatever it is it will be in the shops and on sale by the weekend!

Happy modelling
Gary

 

[Gary]

I grinned broadly several times whilst reading the news. Dapol have a certain way about how they release news which is entertaining!

Dapol's new motto should be "Dapol - bringing the merriment back into modelling"

Everybody else seems very serious these days. Where has the humour gone folks?

Happy modelling
Gary

 

[Gary]

QUOTE maybe Bachmann are feeling a bit of pressure?

It didn't seem that way at the London Toy fair. Bachmann model in a number of scales and have publically stated that they intend over time to replicate their OO gauge offerings in N gauge.

What sells and is popular in OO gauge they believe will equally sell and be popular among N gauge modellers!

There is some logic to that argument!

Maybe Dapol should produce N gauge models of subjects offered in OO gauge by Hornby rather than N gauge models of OO gauge subjects produced by Bachmann?

Am I right or wrong?

Happy modelling
Gary